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IRIS NRC welcomes Foreign Service Officer Lachlyn Soper as International Visiting Practitioner in Residence, March 20-24

Posted on March 17, 2023

UW-Madison’s Institute for Regional and International Studies National Resource Center is delighted to welcome Foreign Service Officer Lachlyn Soper to campus as its Spring 2023 International Visiting Practitioner in Residence. Lachlyn Soper is a diplomat …

Posted in Alumni, NewsTagged Foreign Service, lachlyn soper

Wisconsin in Washington: Jessica Kosmider forges a career in foreign policy

Posted on March 1, 2023

Jessica Kosmider knew early on she wanted to pursue a career in foreign policy, declaring the major during her second week as a UW–Madison student. Selecting the major was the easy part, but making her …

Posted in AlumniTagged jessica kosmider, wisconsin-in-washington

Archit Gupta creates tax and financial tech gamechanger in India

Posted on December 15, 2022

Navigating tax season can be a frustrating for anyone—well almost anyone. When Archit Gupta, M.S. ’08, listened as his father, a CPA in India, described issues with filing taxes for firms and users, he heard …

Posted in AlumniTagged archit gupta, Clear, clear tax, computer sciences, india

Alumna receives honorary doctorate from Finnish university

Posted on November 29, 2022

UW–Madison alumna Ulla Connor received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Åbo Akademi University in Finland in May 2022. Connor earned her PhD in curriculum and instruction from the School of Education in 1978, and now serves …

Posted in AlumniTagged Philosophy

Back in Bangladesh, EC Alumna Uses New Skills

Posted on November 11, 2022

Environmental conservation alumna Sumaiya Firoze applies skills learned in graduate program to home country of Bangladesh. Traveling from the opposite side of the world, Sumaiya Firoze came to the Nelson Institute determined to grow her …

Posted in AlumniTagged climate change, environmental conservation

UW–Madison alum wins prestigious award from Taiwanese government

Posted on September 17, 2022

UW–Madison alumna Yun-Wen Chan is the recipient of a prestigious award from the Taiwanese government. Chan, who earned her PhD from the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction in 2019, has been awarded the Ministry …

Posted in AlumniTagged education, Young Scholars

Daniel Ledin—A Wisconsin scholar in Washington

Posted on September 14, 2022

Recent graduate Daniel Ledin’s passion for international and domestic policy has led him everywhere from the Wisconsin Capitol to the office of former Ambassador to Guatemala Donald Planty and now to Washington, D.C.. One thread …

Posted in Alumni, NewsTagged daniel ledin, rangel, WISc, wisconsin-in-washington

Bonding with a brand

Posted on September 9, 2022

International adhesive and sealant company led by UW–Madison alumni Some brand names have incredible sticking power, becoming so successful that they become synonymous with the product itself. Wanting a bandage, tissue, or photocopy, an American …

Posted in AlumniTagged chemical engineering, fevicol, india, pidilite

From the Wisconsin Capitol to the Hill—Badger Dhrtvan Sherman’s Road to Washington, D.C.

Posted on September 8, 2022

Dhrtvan Sherman ’22 is no stranger to working in politics. From Chicago suburbs to the offices of Madison Democrats such as Tony Evers, Mark Pocan, and Mandela Barnes, Sherman now finds himself working on Capitol …

Posted in Alumni

Engineer reinvents himself as an ambassador to excite kids worldwide about science

Posted on June 7, 2022

When Jay Flores isn’t in his kitchen cooking up fun, interactive science experiments for kids or traveling internationally to deliver energizing talks about the power of science, technology engineering and math, the University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus is …

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